Ending digital addiction to safeguard children's future

A 16-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh was detained for threatening to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and then Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar due to online addiction seeking fame.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has categorized online addiction as a public health emergency, rating it on par with smoking.

On June 15, the UK banned all forms of social media for children below 16 years of age.

Norway, the first country to digitalize primary classes, is reversing this initiative; from August 1, screens are completely stopped for students in classes 1 to 4.

Norwegian Education Minister Kari Nesa Nordtun says excessive screen use in schools affects children's core cognitive abilities and contributes to cyberbullying.